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15 Heroines

15 Monologues Adapted from Ovid

By various
up to 15f

Drawing inspiration from Ovid, fifteen leading female and non-binary British playwrights dramatise the lives of fifteen classical heroines in a series of new monologues for the twenty-first century.

54% Acrylic

1f 2m

A short play about a young woman who, after shoplifting for the first time, is chased by the store detective.

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1f 4m

A play from Palestine, part of the Royal Court Theatre's Arab World initiative in conjunction with the British Council.

Abigail

1f 1m

A man in his forties and a woman in her twenties meet on a trip to Berlin. Across a fractured timeline where past and present collide, the story of their relationship, their love and their struggle unravels.

About a Goth

1m (age 17)

A short play about a young man who volunteers in old people's homes, and suffers paroxyms of love and hate for the residents.

Published in volume Me, As A Penguin

    Acting Leader

    2f

    A short play about Margaret Beckett finding herself Acting Leader of the Opposition after the sudden death of John Smith.

    Acts

    1f 2m

    A short play about an old couple whose son returns after years of absence.

    Published in volume Family: three plays

      Albertine in Five Times

      6f

      A simultaneous portrait of a woman at five different ages. Five actresses portray Albertine at different times of her life whilst conversing freely with each other and with their sister Madeleine.

        All On Her Own

        1f

        A powerfully atmospheric one-woman play, All On Her Own tells the story of Rosemary who, alone at midnight in London, has a secret burden to share that is both heartbreaking and sinister.

        Published in volume Harlequinade & All On Her Own

          Almost Nothing

          2f 2m

          An unnerving short play by Brazilian playwright Marcos Barbosa.

          Published in volume Almost Nothing & At the Table

            Aloe Aloe

            6f 6m

            A provocative short play about parenthood and responsibility, from the author of Mr Incredible and Where Do Little Birds Go?.

            Published in volume Mr Incredible

              Amongst the Reeds

              2f

              Two friends scratch out a living on the margins of society in a play commissioned by acclaimed theatre company Clean Break.

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                Ella Hickson

                Dario Fo and Franca Rame, Adapted by Tom Basden